Quick Tutorial: Another Use For Peel Of Base Coat

Thursday, April 17, 2014

I have a really quick tutorial to show you guys! But first, be sure to check out my previous meet series post too if you didn't see it already.

I already did a review of IsaDora Peel Off Base for it's usual use as a base coat, but I just recently saw Colores de Carol's post about gradient nails and OPI Glitter Off base coat in another use, so I wanted to try if this would work with the IsaDora one also. And it did, so I wanted to share it with you too! So basically, these peel of base coats work also really well when you are doing gradient and you want to protect your skin around your nails for any excess mess. I also tried this with water marbling, so I'll show you that at the end of this post, but first let's see the Peel Off Base with gradient.

So first I painted my nails with white base color for the gradient (Essie Blanc) and after it was dry I used the Peel Off Base and painted it roughly around my nails. You don't have to do it too neatly, just be sure that you don't paint it over your nails.

Then I let it dry few minutes, so it looked like this.

Then I just did the gradient as I would normally do sponging with two colors.

After I was finished with the gradient, I just carefully pulled off the the base coat from my skin. You can of course apply top coat and wait your nails to dry a bit before removing the Peel Of Base, but I wanted to apply the top coat after I had done the cleaning. Just be careful that you don't smudge your nails.

After I removed the Peel Of Base I only had just a little cleaning to do, so this was very easy and fast!

So as with the gradient you just paint your nails with your desired base color (mine is again Essie Blanc) and wait it to dry. Then you apply the Peel Off Base. With water marbling in mind you might want to use the base coat for a bit bigger area than with gradient as water marbling can be quite messy. You can also apply the base coat to the skin under your nails if you want to.

Again after the peel off basecoat has gotten dry enough, you just do your water marbling like you would normally do it. Then once again you just remove the base coat carefully. It might be a good idea to go around your nail with a toothpick or orange stick or something similar along your cuticles, just so you don't end up pulling off the polish on your nail when you are removing the base coat off your skin.

As you can see, there's again very little clean up to do afterwards, how nice! After cleaning up just little you can apply your top coat and you're good to go. I'll show you this manicure completed later this week, so stay tuned!

I know IsaDora Peel Of Base isn't too widely available and it has been even hard to get here, so if you can't find it, I'm pretty sure that the OPI one works just as well.

Have you guys tried any peel of base coats for this kind of use?

Disclosure:
I have gotten IsaDora Peel Off Base originally for review. For more information view my disclosure policy.